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Sunflower Lecithin

by Vitamer Laboratories · powder · 8 oz.

  • On the market (NIH)
  • UPC 7 19985 17410 0
  • DSLD label 53842
  • Serving 15 g (2 heaping Tbsp)
  • 15 servings

Sunflower Lecithin by Vitamer Laboratories lists 6 ingredients, 6 with an amount per serving of 15 g, such as 10 g of total fat, 1 g of total carbohydrates and 40 mg of sodium. Its current label entered the NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database on December 23, 2015.

What is in Sunflower Lecithin?

Each row as the label prints it, per serving of 15 g. The capsule beside an amount places it among every product in the NIH database that lists the same ingredient: the bar is the middle half of their amounts, the line in it the median, the whiskers the 10th and 90th percentiles; the green tick is the FDA Daily Value and the red dashed tick the adult upper limit (IOM).

Sunflower Lecithin: Supplement Facts rows against the market (DSLD label 53842, January 2026 release)
IngredientAmount% DVAmong products listing it
Calories90 Calories
Calories from Fat90 Calories
Total Fat10 g15%Fat (unspecified) in Sunflower Lecithin against 11,965 products10 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 2.5 g, the median 1.5 g.10 g

Higher than 96% of 11,965 products listing fat (unspecified) (median 1.5 g).

Saturated Fat3 g15%Saturated fat in Sunflower Lecithin against 5,234 products3 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1.5 g, the median 1 g.3 g

Higher than 85% of 5,234 products listing saturated fat (median 1 g).

Polyunsaturated Fat4 gPolyunsaturated Fat in Sunflower Lecithin against 1,759 products4 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 2 g, the median 1 g.4 g

Higher than 92% of 1,759 products listing polyunsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Monounsaturated Fat2 gMonounsaturated Fat in Sunflower Lecithin against 989 products2 g per serving; the middle half of products list 0.5 g to 1 g, the median 1 g.2 g

Higher than 81% of 989 products listing monounsaturated fat (median 1 g).

Total Carbohydrates1 g1%Carbohydrate in Sunflower Lecithin against 21,979 products1 g per serving; the middle half of products list 1 g to 6 g, the median 3 g.1 g

74% of 21,979 products listing carbohydrate give more (median 3 g).

Sodium40 mg2%Sodium in Sunflower Lecithin against 14,514 products40 mg per serving; the middle half of products list 15 mg to 142 mg, the median 55 mg.40 mg

56% of 14,514 products listing sodium give more (median 55 mg).

Source: NIH ODS Dietary Supplement Label Database, label 53842 (entered December 23, 2015), version 9.4.0. See the label on DSLD. Amounts are what the maker printed; DSLD does not test products. Daily Values: the FDA's Daily Value page.

Is that a lot?

Every amount on this label with a position sits within the middle 80% of the products that list the same ingredient.

The NIH database records one serving a day from the label's directions; its % Daily Values are for adults and children 4 or more years of age. The directions as printed are further down this page.

The Tolerable Upper Intake Level is the most of a nutrient per day, from food, water and supplements together, that is likely to pose no risk for almost all adults (Institute of Medicine, 2011). It does not apply under medical supervision. This page compares labels; it is not medical advice.

Sources: amounts from the DSLD label; Daily Values from 21 CFR 101.9(c)(8)(iv); adult upper limits from the Institute of Medicine's DRI summary tables (2011). How positions are computed.

Which products have the closest formulas?

The products whose ingredient lists overlap most with Sunflower Lecithin's, rare ingredients counting for more.

Source: ingredient lists of every product's current label in DSLD (version 9.4.0); similarity weights each shared ingredient by how rare it is.

What does the label say about taking it?

Quoted from the label as DSLD transcribed it: the maker's words, including any claim about what the product does, which the FDA has not evaluated and PlainVitamins does not endorse.

Directions
Directions: Add two tablespoons daily to food or drinks of your choice.
Warnings
Keep out of reach of children.
Allergens and what it does not contain
Soy free
Contains no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives; no soy, wheat, gluten, milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, crustacean shellfish or fish.
Storage
Keep container tightly closed in a cool, dry place.

Source: label statements in DSLD label 53842.

What else is on the label?

Other ingredients: Sunflower Lecithin powder.

Seals and symbols as the label prints them (the maker's; a certifier's own list confirms a seal): Perfect by Nature; Double Verified Gluten Free.

How many labels does Sunflower Lecithin have?

One label is on file, entered on December 23, 2015.

  1. Label 53842 (current) Entered December 23, 2015 · on the market · 8 oz. · UPC 7 19985 17410 0

Source: DSLD label entry and market events, version 9.4.0 (labels entered through September 25, 2025).

Who makes it?

The label names Vitamer Laboratories (manufacturer). All Vitamer Laboratories products.

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